One man dead, child injured in shooting in Belleville; prosecutor's office investigating
The homicide unit of the Essex County Prosecutor's Office is investigating a shooting in a residential neighborhood in Belleville that killed one man and injured a child.
Francis Medina, 37, of Belleville, was pronounced dead at 3:17 p.m. Saturday at Belleville's Clara Maass Medical Center, according to Robert Florida, a spokesperson for the Essex County Prosecutor's office. A 4-year-old boy was also injured in the shooting.
Around 2 p.m. on Saturday, Belleville police responded to a shooting on Mill Street in the township, according to a release Saturday night from the prosecutor's office. Police found Medina suffering from multiple gunshot wounds and was rushed to the hospital. The boy was listed in stable condition Saturday night in an area hospital.
No arrests have been made and the prosecutor's office is continuing its investigation with local police. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the Essex County Prosecutor's Office tips line at 1-877-TIPS-4EC or 1-877-846-7432.
This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Prosecutor: Man killed, child injured in Belleville shooting
